State Central Navy Testing Range
Rocket launching site
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The State Central Navy Testing Range (Russian: «Государственный центральный морской полигон», Gosudarstvennyj central'nyj morskoj poligon) at Nyonoksa is the main rocket launching site of the Soviet Navy and later the Russian Navy. The site is located east of the settlement of Sopka 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Nyonoksa.
| State Central Navy Testing Range | |
|---|---|
| Near Nyonoksa in Russia | |
Satellite imagery of the State Central Navy Testing Range | |
| Site information | |
| Operator | Russian Navy |
| Location | |
  State Central Navy Testing Range .svg) State Central Navy Testing Range  State Central Navy Testing Range  State Central Navy Testing Range | |
| Coordinates | 64°38′44.848″N 39°12′34.265″E |
History
Accidents
On 15 December 2015, an accident during a missile launch test resulted in a block of flats in the village being hit by part of a rocket.[3]
On 8 August 2019, an explosion caused the Nyonoksa radiation accident with several scientists being killed.[4] The incident might be linked to the development of the nuclear-powered cruise missile 9M730 Burevestnik, also known by its NATO reporting name as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall.[5]